Japanese stocks fell across the board following the decline in US equities, with the Nikkei 225 ending down 0.95%. The decline in US stocks affected the domestic market in line with overseas market movements.
Selling spread to the Japanese market after US equities were generally weak. The Dow fell 0.66%, the S&P 500 fell 0.22% and the NASDAQ fell 0.22%.
In the Tokyo market, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.95% at around ¥69,373, while TOPIX fell 1.49%, with declines across the board.
The market was considered to be in a phase of continued risk-off sentiment, with stronger correlations to overseas market movements raising concerns about higher volatility.